Various candidates spoke and answered questions at the Political Soapbox at the 2024 Iowa State Fair
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Various candidates spoke and answered questions at the Political Soapbox at the 2024 Iowa State Fair
In addition to the usual logistical challenges of putting on an election, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and county auditors are dealing with added issues like a shortage of poll workers on Election Day, and misleading or outright false information being delivered to voters.
Thirty-two percent of Iowa’s nursing homes already meet all three of the new requirements set to phase in over five years under a Biden administration rule – a significantly higher percentage than the national average of 19 percent.
Williamsburg, Highland and Decorah school districts to have school bond referendums on the ballot during the presidential election.
School districts would not be required to arm staff. Rather, the new law provides requirements for those districts that choose to do so.
Candidates for Congress and the White House addressed Iowans at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday as part of the Des Moines Register’s annual Political Soapbox.
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded The Eastern Iowa Airport about $4.629 million to reconstruct its taxiway and update airport lighting vault equipment.
The federal rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would make people who arrived in the United States as children, sometimes known as Dreamers, eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health plans under the Affordable Care Act.
The federal appeals court ruling overturns a lower court’s injunction that had paused the 2023 law
Plus, Democrats center focus on abortion, IVF and contraception access
Also, state inspects food vendors, games and rides at Iowa State Fair
Food insecurity in Iowa has put growing pressure and strain on food banks and pantries across the state.
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